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More than 4.02 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 276,894 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019. The following table lists countries that have reported deaths and/or at least 100 confirmed cases as of 0145 GMT on Sunday. Countries and TerritoriesTotal CasesTotal DeathsTOTAL4,026,691276,895United States1,320,41378,644Spain26,299240,711Italy30,201217,185United Kingdom31,241211,364Russia1,827198,676France25,987174,791Germany7,327168,049Brazil10,627155,939Turkey3,689135,569Iran6,589106,220China4,63382,887Canada4,69367,702Peru1,81465,015India1,98159,662Belgium8,52152,011Netherlands5,35942,093Saudi Arabia23937,136Mexico3,35333,460Switzerland1,53230,231Ecuador1,71729,071Pakistan61827,474Portugal1,11427,268Chile30427,219Sweden3,17525,265Singapore2022,460Ireland1,40322,385Belarus12121,101Qatar1220,201United Arab Emirates17416,793Japan62816,480Israel24516,409Austria61515,756Poland77715,510Romania89814,811Ukraine37614,710Bangladesh21413,770Indonesia95913,645South Korea25610,840Philippines70410,610Colombia44510,495Denmark52210,218Serbia21310,032Dominican Republic3859,882South Africa1869,420Panama2378,282Czech Republic2738,087Norway2138,034Egypt4827,981Kuwait497,623Australia976,929Malaysia1086,589Argentina3005,776Finland2605,738Morocco1865,711Algeria4945,558Kazakhstan314,922Moldova1504,728Bahrain84,595Ghana184,012Nigeria1173,912Luxembourg1003,871Afghanistan1063,653Oman173,224Hungary4053,213Armenia443,175Thailand563,004Greece1502,691Iraq1042,603Uzbekistan102,349Cameroon1082,267Bolivia1062,266Azerbaijan282,204Croatia872,176Bosnia1022,090Guinea112,009Bulgaria861,872Iceland101,801Honduras1071,771Cuba741,754Estonia561,725Senegal141,634North Macedonia911,622Ivory Coast201,602New Zealand211,492Slovakia261,455Slovenia1011,454Lithuania491,436Djibouti31,135Hong Kong41,045Tunisia441,026Somalia48997Kyrgyzstan24931Sudan52930Latvia18928Guatemala24900Democratic Republic of the Congo39897Cyprus15889Kosovo27861Albania31856Sri Lanka9844Lebanon26796Niger44795El Salvador17784Costa Rica6780Andorra47752Maldives3744Burkina Faso48736Uruguay18702Mali37692Paraguay10689Kenya30649Georgia10626San Marino41623Gabon8620Tajikistan20612Guinea-Bissau2564Palestine4547Channel Islands41545Tanzania21509Jordan9508Jamaica9490Malta5489Mayotte4460Taiwan6440Equatorial Guinea4439Réunion–418Venezuela10388Mauritius10332Isle of Man23329Madagascar–327Montenegro8324Vietnam–288Republic of…

New coronavirus infections are accelerating again in Germany just days after its leaders loosened social restrictions, raising concerns that the pandemic could once again slip out of control. The Robert Koch Institute for disease control said in a daily bulletin the number of people each sick person now infects – known as the reproduction rate, or R – had risen to 1.1. When it goes above 1, it means the number of infections is growing. Chancellor Angela Merkel, bowing to pressure from leaders of Germany’s 16 federal states to restart social life and revive the economy, announced on Wednesday measures that included…

The number of active cases of coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh went up to 1,800 on Saturday, while nearly 1,400 people have been discharged so far, a senior official said.Principal Secretary, Health, Amit Mohan Prasad said the national recovery percentage was 30 per cent but the figure was 43 per cent in Uttar Pradesh."It is a matter of satisfaction that people are recovering and returning home," he said.